El Show de Renny
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El Show de Renny was a Venezuela
n variety show
hosted by Renny Ottolina
that aired from 1958 to 1971 on Radio Caracas Televisión
(RCTV). Ottolina also wrote and produced the show, becoming one of the first independent television producers in Venezuela.
The show featured Las Chicas de Renny (The Girls of Renny). They included Marina Baura (then known as Julia Pérez), Maria Gracia Bianchi, Ingrid Bolaw (later Ingris Garbo), Gudelia Castillo, Liduvina Ramírez, the twins Jeanette and Zayda Garcia, and Elizabeth Flores Gil.
In order to have the best and most up to date show, Ottolina hired foreign choreographers such as Sandra Le Brocc and Jim Huntley, and famous Latin American narrators Paula Bellini and Susana Dujim.
Ottolina would typically host El Show de Renny for two consecutive years and then take a year off, spending that time in another country. Due to this, there were interruptions to the show between the years 1959 and 1961, 1962 and 1964, and 1965 and 1967.
While on one of his breaks in 1960, Renny Ottolina hosted an English language program on the New York City
television station WABC-TV
. When he returned to Venezuela in 1961, he introduced the sketches format to his show.
On February 3, 1965, Ottolina began hosting another show on RCTV called Renny Presenta... (Renny Presents...). Renny Presenta... mostly featured music and was co-hosted by Ivan Valdez. In 1970, this show was moved to Cadena Venezolana de Television
(CVTV).
In 1971, El Show de Renny aired for the last time and Ottolina left RCTV.
El Show de Renny became one of the most remembered television shows in Venezuela and gave Ottolina fame and prestige.
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
n variety show
Variety show
A variety show, also known as variety arts or variety entertainment, is an entertainment made up of a variety of acts, especially musical performances and sketch comedy, and normally introduced by a compère or host. Other types of acts include magic, animal and circus acts, acrobatics, juggling...
hosted by Renny Ottolina
Renny Ottolina
Renaldo José "Renny" Ottolina Pinto was a Venezuelan-born producer and entertainer. His mother died when he was two years old. At the age of six his father moved him to Caracas with his paternal grandmother, for he was going to Germany...
that aired from 1958 to 1971 on Radio Caracas Televisión
RCTV
Radio Caracas Televisión Internacional is a Venezuelan cable television network headquartered in the Caracas neighborhood of Quinta Crespo. It was sometimes referred to as the Canal de Bárcenas. Owned by Empresas 1BC, RCTV Internacional was inaugurated as Radio Caracas Televisión on 15 November...
(RCTV). Ottolina also wrote and produced the show, becoming one of the first independent television producers in Venezuela.
The show featured Las Chicas de Renny (The Girls of Renny). They included Marina Baura (then known as Julia Pérez), Maria Gracia Bianchi, Ingrid Bolaw (later Ingris Garbo), Gudelia Castillo, Liduvina Ramírez, the twins Jeanette and Zayda Garcia, and Elizabeth Flores Gil.
In order to have the best and most up to date show, Ottolina hired foreign choreographers such as Sandra Le Brocc and Jim Huntley, and famous Latin American narrators Paula Bellini and Susana Dujim.
Ottolina would typically host El Show de Renny for two consecutive years and then take a year off, spending that time in another country. Due to this, there were interruptions to the show between the years 1959 and 1961, 1962 and 1964, and 1965 and 1967.
While on one of his breaks in 1960, Renny Ottolina hosted an English language program on the New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
television station WABC-TV
WABC-TV
WABC-TV, channel 7, is the flagship station of the Disney-owned American Broadcasting Company located in New York City. The station's studios and offices are located on the Upper West Side section of Manhattan, adjacent to ABC's corporate headquarters, and its transmitter is atop the Empire State...
. When he returned to Venezuela in 1961, he introduced the sketches format to his show.
On February 3, 1965, Ottolina began hosting another show on RCTV called Renny Presenta... (Renny Presents...). Renny Presenta... mostly featured music and was co-hosted by Ivan Valdez. In 1970, this show was moved to Cadena Venezolana de Television
Venezolana de Televisión
Corporación Venezolana de Televisión or VTV is a state-owned television network based in Caracas, Venezuela, which can be seen throughout the country on channel eight...
(CVTV).
In 1971, El Show de Renny aired for the last time and Ottolina left RCTV.
El Show de Renny became one of the most remembered television shows in Venezuela and gave Ottolina fame and prestige.
